Impact of social protection programmes
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- Which is better - conditional or unconditional cash transfers?
- ( S. Devereux (ed) / Eldis Gateway to Development and Environment Information , 2009)
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In response to the recent food crisis and global financial crisis, the G-20 countries and the World Bank announced increased spending on social protection programmes, including cash-based systems. ...
- How mean-testing is limiting coverage of cash transfers
- ( K. Ibralieva;E. Mikkonen-Jeanneret / HelpAge International , 2009)
- In 2008, the Kyrgyz Republic experienced significant increases in food and fuel price, massively affecting the most vulnerable populations. In response, the World Bank announced a US$10 million ...
- An overview of existing social protection programmes and childhood poverty in West and Central Africa
- ( R. Holmes;T. Braunholtz-Speight / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2009)
- This report seeks to provide an overview of existing social protection policy and programming initiatives in the West and Central Africa and to assess the extent to which these address the particular ...
- Problematic social protection schemes in Malawi and Zambia
- ( Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme , 2008)
- An explicit objective of the current social cash transfer (SCT) pilots in Malawi and Zambia is to learn lessons. Between them, these schemes, which are now operational in over ten districts, hav...
- Social protection in southern Africa: lessons from 20 case studies
- ( S. Devereux;F. Ellis;P. White / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme , 2008)
- This series of briefs provides a regional synthesis of findings of 12 thematic studies and 20 individual case studies of social transfer schemes undertaken by the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Pro...
- Lessons learned from a cash transfer project in Malawi
- ( K. Savage;E. Umar / Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI , 2006)
- In response to the 2004/5 crop failure, Oxfam planned a programme in southern Malawi, which included a ‘pilot’ cash-transfer project in Traditional Authority (TA) Kapichi, Thyolo District....
Consumer price subsidies and nutrition: results from two Chinese provinces
- ( R., T. Jensen;N., H. Miller / Center for International Development, Harvard University , 2008)
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Many developing countries use food price subsidies or price controls to improve the nutrition of the poor. However, subsidising goods on which households spend a high proportion of their budget can...
Statistical methodology for targeting cash transfers in Tunisia
- ( S. Bibi;C. Muller / Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme , 2006)
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This paper introduces a new methodology to target direct transfers against poverty. This method is based on estimation methods that focus on the poor.
... - Social reforms and civil conflict in Tunisia
- ( C. Muller / Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme , 2007)
- This document draws some lessons from the Tunisian experience of social reforms and associated civil conflict. The main focus is the riots that occurred after subsidy cuts and their possible substitut...
- Learning from a successful safety net programme in Ethiopia
- ( Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme , 2007)
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This brief synthesises three reports on Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Nets Programme (PSNP).
The first is on trends in programme transfers within targeted households. It analyses t...
